MP spending on office furniture, supplies, and repairs soars in 2015-16

Members' overall expenditures down from previous year, possibly due to spending limitations during longer-than-usual election period.
A spokesperson for the Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan (pictured) was unable to fully explain the sharp increase in riding office expenditures, but attributed it in part to the addition of 30 new House of Commons seats due to electoral redistribution.

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